Prescription Drug Abuse: A Public Health Epidemic
Prescription Drug Abuse: A Public Health Epidemic – Approximately 6.1 million Americans abuse or misuse prescription drugs. Since 1999, overdose deaths involving prescription painkillers have quadrupled and no…
FDA endorses tighter controls for popular narcotic painkillers
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
The move, which represents a major policy shift, follows a decadelong debate over whether the widely abused drugs, which contain the narcotic hydrocodone, should be controlled as tightly as more powerful painkillers such as OxyContin. The drugs at …
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Happiness Speaker Drug Abuse Prevention Trainer
Happiness Speaker Drug Abuse Prevention Trainer – Happiness Speaker Drug Abuse Prevention Trainer http://www.PaulFDavis.com/substance-abuse-preventon-speaker ([email protected]) 70 nations touched w life-c…
Substance abuse: Forum to discuss consequences
Filed under: drug abuse prevention
October is Substance Abuse Awareness Month. The Missoula Forum for Children and Youth, together with its Missoula Underage Substance Abuse Prevention workgroup, is hosting a Town Hall Conversation to discuss the consequences of underage alcohol …
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Valencia couple arrested second time on drug charges
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Mass Appeal – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Available at Adcare Hospital
Mass Appeal – Alcohol and drug abuse treatment available at Adcare Hospital – Last month was alcohol awareness month, but it’s always important to think about substance abuse. AdCare Hospital has committed itself to helping individuals…
MEDBOX INC : Medbox Targets Newly Emerging .3 Billion Canadian Medical …
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Medbox has offices throughout the world, including New York, Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, Tokyo, London and Toronto, and has their corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. Medbox provides their patented systems, software and consulting …
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Video PSA: Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse Video Series
Video PSA: Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse Video Series – Attorney General Conway encourages Kentuckians to help get the message out about prescription drug abuse. Share your story with us as a video response to any…
Mom faces drug charges after traffic stop with daughter in car
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A traffic stop for expired tags ended with a Louisville mother being arrested. Police say Tara Cummings had her daughter in the car when she was pulled over on Manslick Road around 7 p.m. Oct. 13. Court records say she …
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A Families Perspective on Teen Drug Abuse – 1-855-602-5102
A Families Perspective on Teen Drug Abuse – 1-855-602-5102 – Call 1-855-602-5102 for Professional Teen Drug Abuse Assistance http://yourdrugabusehotline.com/a-families-perspective-on-teen-drug-abuse-rehab-recovery/ Ind…
What to do with young law breakers
Filed under: teen drug abuse
Kauai District Family Court Judge Edmund Acoba, expressed concern that youth continue to be sent off-island for in-patient care for substance abuse. He said there are services on island but that the process of determining what to do with them is lacking.
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More mental health care access needed
NIDA Notes Introduces Dr. Redonna Chandler
NIDA Notes Introduces Dr. Redonna Chandler – The National Institue on Drug Abuse introduces Chief of Services Research Branch, Dr. Redonna Chandler. Dr. Chandler gives insight on what her branch does an…
Opinion: Cons of marijuana use not enough to outweigh pros
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
The statistic that blows this debate out of the water is the cannabis drug dependency rate. Cannabis is actually less addictive than heroin, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol and even caffeine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Three of those …
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